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BENEFITS 10 LABOUR 0 be i What Goeramet fas Dose is BAS NOT BEEN ONMINDFUL BOT ®As dive coop LINES OF WORK. . Reasotis £6 be Thankful for , the Aid Granted in the Past and te Anticipate More in the Days to Come. Some one asked what the Ross government done for the working | €LCLLLCCCLCLLL when times age good. When business is bad and profits "ol business men 2 ts. There is nothing shrinking about 0. Everything ~ LCCLLLCCELECC ! o auction 18 based on a resolution which a Knight of Labour I d at Montreal. he lie presented that the legis i of Ontario has not been in the interest of industry. Mr, Smith, M.P,, the president of the Trades and Labour council for the dominion, says the labour laws of On tario ure the best in Canada, and Mr. Smith is an authority. He knows. "Ye electors of Kingston know that the government has not been unmind- ful of the working classes. It. gave $35,000 for an addition to Rockwood hospital, and the mechanics who worked on it got a benefit. It gave $10,000 for » sewerage sys tem, and the mechanics got their share of that money. 1% built the east wing of Rockwood tal, at 8 cost of $16,000, and the wi had their hand in is. It installed an electric light ' plant at a cost of $7,000, and Kingston la- bour put it in, It voted $100,000 for the schools of mines, and the masons, carpenters, and painters realize what it means to them. It spent $3,500 in a hr school buiding I in equ pnt, and the merchants, the contractors and had vegasion to call "of "thoss | expenditures were made in the interest of capital, so that the desolution of the Knights of does not apply to Kingston, For thirteen years--all the time tory represented the city in the sembly--labour way neglected. In wine years it had reason to be ful for many favours, and it has reason ta anticipate many more, p------ ~~ Election Returns. "Will not effect 'the quality of our ioe erdam. It is gbeolutely pure; made. from elarifie! milly company's pure eream. Served daily in our cozy dining room, or delivered to you in quart bricks. Any flavor; ready J. Hiscock. a as The Ablest Analytical Chemists Bay 'they Are the Best. Sm-- ablest and analytical che im in without hesi jamond. Dyes are the EE Tor home ; colors ate guaran ight and washing with they Limon. goods, pack: package, than ®hy other dye mitationg of the popu os should be i y: mpl to res thioss makes. It ; he remembered that these imi on dyes are up of poisonous 3 a fot x abd the injtired by them. Dia 80 Gay to use that ean work with them wae ? that your dealer sup- 7 the "Diamond; refuse § dnterested in home mat ng fl vour address to rdson Co. Limited, street, Motitreal, PQ. roodive free of cost new lect. from. THE LIBERAL POLICY. How It Is Hoped To Build Up Ontario. The policy of the Ontario govern ment is briefly outlined as follows : I. To aid settlement and increase prosperity by trunk colonization roads and railways in order to make homes for the sons of Ontario, who other wise might seek a home in another province or under a foreign flag. reasonable portion of the province in aid of railways--the lands to revert to the erown if not settled withing a rea sonablé time. 3. To assist the dominion govern ment in obtaining the quick and eheap transportation of the products of the farm, ially of horses, cattle and dressed f, to the morkets of Great Britain and to improve local trans portation within the province, by means of good roads, the removal of tolls, and elestric railways. 4. To ex and increase our agri- cultural wealth by improved methods of husbandry, fruit, ing, dairying, cold storage, snd he netion - of beetroot sugar, and by reclaiming the undrained lands of the province. 5. To control and regulate the rates for passengers and freight on all rail- ways subsidized by the province, and the ultimate control of such railways by the expressed will of the legisla ture, 6. To manufacture within the . pro- vince, and mo far as practicable by | Who ? Liberals. Who have brought Can- ada and Ontario to a point of national development and a position in the em-: pire that five years ago was never thought of? The liberal party. Who have ened out new avenues of employment and expanded the old ones, who have doubled the trade of the country, peopled the waste places, and given young Canadians a new pride in 'their dominion ? The liberal party. Who are still planning larger things ? The liberal party. C0000 0000 0900000000000 bo be Canadians, the products of our forest, such as pine and spruce, into lumber and pulp, and to smelt and refine our mineral products, such as iron, nickel and copper ore for the markets of the world, 7. To deal with our, forest wealth with a view to its perpetuation by re forestry, tinther reserves and parks. 8. To insigt upon the control of all local rights and Franchises, ad far as practicable, 'by the municipalitics to which they Iy belong. ' with a fem hand the 9. To maintain rights of Ontario ainst any other province or the Gomis n. 10. To enforce all laws enacted for the protection of public morality, with firmness and impartiality. 11. To improve the practical educa: tion of the artisan' classes by the es: tablishmént of technical schools as is now done in England and the United States. » 12. To maintain the 'efficiency of our system of education and to administer the same in the interests of the wholg people, irrespective of class or creed. WHAT WE HAVE WE'LL HOLD. Grants Made to Public Works in Kingston. In 1802, a liberal was elected to the legislatawe, one who was soon favor ed with a seat in the government, and in nine years the following grants were made to public works : Rockwood hospital, $35,000, Asylum sawage system, $10,000. East wing, ood, $16,000. Electric plant (Kingston contract), $7,000. School of mines, $5,000 a year un til Jast year, then $100,000, for two splonelid buildings, and 500 for maintenance, Tenewable on petition from year to year. é Daity- school, 81,000 a year, and a new building costing about $6,000. The annual vote at present is $4, In Addition there is the assurance given by 'thd government to ite mem- ber--of a convalescent wing to Rock: | EO Ito: 500. a year to t of forestry, which 'it is to be established, and provision for it is being made in one of the new buildings in Queen's 'col lege campus. ' Should Kingston not show its a preciation of all pe things * wii it not express its gratitude, to the Rows government. cially, for its handsome treatment of school of mines ? J the "10-CAT OFF TAXES sn, Wealth Should Not Be Made To Pay - #4 LE ---- & y ---------- AS ENUNCIATED IN THE ON- TARIO LEGISLATURE. The Succession Dues Comes From Parties Who Can Well Afford To Pay--The Workingmen and Farmers See no Injustice in it. With® seripus | mien and pitéons ne- cent Mr. Whitney told' the people up west the other day that the corpora: tions' tax was affecting the people, that it was ing to the cost of Tife and fire insurance. Since 1809," when the tax was im- posed, the collections have amounted to, nearly 8900000, It represents, as it was intended to do, a levy upon the wealth of the country for the benefit of the whole people. "No person," said Nr Ross in bis budget, speech in the legislature, "suflered in the remotest degree." "No stockholder of a company, whether a railway or insurance com- pany, gets similar dividends because of it." Mr. Ross anticipated the whines of Mr. Whitney and asked the inspector of insurance what the effect of the tax would be on life insurance. § The inspector replied that on an alllife policy of $1,000, issued at age of 30, the tax would be eight mills, less than one cent. In regard to fire insurance the effect woul be less significant, "We say to these companies," said Mr. Ross, "give us of your aceunmula- tions a just percentage. You. get charters d Jegislation from the gov ernment, Cfficers are appointed to see that the public interests are protect ed. The whole machinery of justice ia now and again invoked in your be hall. For these services you have a right to contribute a reasonable pro- portion of your profits." Mr. Whitney has reached the cross roads on this question. At the out set of the campaign he was prepar ed to repeal the law at once--il g ven the power. Now he is out agaimst it, and the inference is that he is prepar ed to revise his opinion and made ALE EE CER ERRORS Beware Of Promisers. > ® .» Leading conservatives are promising to secure Tand grants for volunteers. They are making delusive bids. The Ross government ar- r for these grants as a free will to the veterans, and the commissioner of crown lafids is signing the certificates now. He alone is the issuer, and he will be the issuer after the elec- #on, for the Ross govern- ment is as Sure of its re- turn again as the voters" are of life. Beware, for some men Are now. promis- ing everything in sight and out of sight. YOOOOCOO0O00000000 OCT it fit into cifounistances, Certain it is that the last has been heard 'about the burden of the tax, The tates of the insurance companies have 'not been raised in consequence of 'it, and 'the ease which Mr. Whit- ney cited awhile ago, had its origin, seemingly, in Wome politician's mind. THE TAX WILL STAY. ---- A Levy Upon The Wealth Of The Country, The succession duties, to which the conservatives are opposed, yields the provinve $1,000 4 day. Who pays it? "Ninety per cent," said Mr. Ross, oomes Fon wealth that passes into alien Bands, while only ten per cent, comes from wealth that follows blood, or the natural "heirs of the testator," Mr, Matheson, the financier of the opposition, in 1896, moved that these succession duties be cut down about one half, Why ? Was the tax unjust ? * Was it Kurting any one ? He did not say so. ~ He simply thought it should not be collected. He wantéd to be oon- trary. Since then the receipts have boen $1,097,487, and had Mr. Matheson's motion not failed the Jose to the province would have been about $850,000, a "Whe policy of 'the government." Raid Mr. Ross, '" wax by legitimate wild, yet #ffective and sound methods, to to the revenue of the coun »r DOW OOOO » LOTORAORO OI SION] D * VERVE JRE JO@ ' 8, a FN FNS roar LROWE AE: 9 4 tower ht business of the Souteds the' THE ANSWER GIVEN. The More This is Discussed the . Better. Torondo Siar. The question is asked why the On- tario government does. not sell the pulp areas by auction, The answer is that the government has devised a_wiser method. Its pol-" icy in this respect' cannot receive too much discussion and too close an ex: amination by the public to suit Hon. G. W. Ross. The suggestion that the pulp areas should be amrtioned will only deceive those who do not under- stand the question. Timber limits can be and are sold at public auction because the time is something that the public can buy and sell. Saw-mills abound, and new ones can be started, bus pulp mills do not abound, and an outlay of $400, 000 or $500,000 is required to start one. : The poliey of Mr. Ross has these advantages over the auction system: that (1) it brings new ptilp mills in- to existence on spot, thus opening the country; (2) gives the public exchéguer toe pit of increases in value; and (3) leaves it in thé power of government to see that no pulp mill shall hold more spruce than it can manufacture while another mill cannot get enough to keep it run: ning. It is surprising to find a newspaper that professes so much faith in the principle of public ownership fSnding fault with Hon. G. W. Ross for thus retaining in the hands of the province control of the pulpwood «ply of the future, while affording to 'enterprising men all suck material as they can now make usé of, LEADERS OF LABOR. What They Say About Ontario Labor Laws. " The legislature of Ontario has bad particular regard for the lahor classes in the province. * * * The govern ment that gives such legislation is a good government whether it is grit or tory. The working men should eon sider these things and mot be forgetiul of what has been done in their inter est," --Ralph Smith, M.P., president dominign trades congress, A, W. Wrigh*'s Opinion. While therg is scill a good deal of legislation which we labor cranks think should be enacted, I am free to say that Ontario has not much to learn from any state in the union in this respect, and is immeasurably in advance of most of them." The above are the words of A. W, Wright, now conservative organizer in . Se ---"-iwtr .,. iil linH ih E HERE VOUNGNEYY flow You Should Cast Your First A WORDTO THE NEW VOTERS WHY THEY SHOULD SUPPORT ROSS GOVERNMENT. What Would You do, Young Man if You Were a Minister of the Crown -- Surely Develop the Country. Young 'man, if you have thought enough of the franchise to take the trouble to get enrolled, please remem. ber when you Vote, that hy "oting for the Ross Fovern- ment you do not only mark vour recognition of the government which enfrafchised you, but vou vote for the retention for another term, 'of 5 Panty ubider whose Yong vears of Gare wl, honest and progressive Adminis tration' the province of" Ontario "has taken first' place among the provinces of the dominion. Young 'man, wrong with the provinée of Ontario; any cogent reason why there should be a change of government,' especially at this time when a policy of "Ad- vance Ontario" is in'full swing: 'when the northern portion of the province is being opened up "and developed, Mr. Whitney was opposed to the de- velopment of the new Ontario. Why then should he be put into power to enjoy the fruit of the hard work of the liberals in this respect ? Young man, if yout were a minister of the erown, in Ontario weuld yon not develop the province and he up to-date Certainly: vou would. And now heeanse Hon. G. W. Ross " the boy premier," as the conservatives | term him want to adopt go-ahead policy which will give the province population and open up its wealth, the Whitney element are endeavoring to block the train of progress. Young man, vote for Ross and pro gress, Vote for Pense and Kingston's terests, Build up Ontario. FACTS SPEAK LOUDLY. in There Has Always Been Clamo: By Conservatives. Facts speak loudly. Ii liberal rule had not béen economical as' well as honest, is' it reasonable to suppose the Ontario, when was a of the 'executive hoard of 'the knights of labor in America. Good as the la: hor laws of Ontario were 'then they have been' greatly improved: since, DIRECT RETURN TO PEOPLE. What Ontario Government Has Done in Thirty Years. Take the annual direct return to the people of provincial revenues, and it Rill be - seen that the grawts for the same services as compared with 1871, have wonaerfully increased as follows: Education ... we owes Agricultare and arte .. .. Hospitals and charities. . Asyloms, ate. o.. .. .. «AT Administration of jection ... Colonization roads ... 65,400 I the present government, which What Can Be Had. Pee The city needs .a strong , champion in the Ontario ® legislature -and such a man as Mr. Pense, whose heart is in the city's welfare and has the spirit and determi- pation he has, is the sort the city needs there. Broadminded. Honest. Fearless in public duty. at and soul with the § progress. A worker. What better sort of re- presentative could the city have ? HOOVPLEIERIODOPLERPOOE® 5 SE 0 Le) came into power in 1871, had continu- ei the same scale of distribution as ite' predecestior for these same sérvices, the people of this province would have. received" $25,000,000 less in the * past thirty years than has been refunded to them. ROSS' ONE AIM. sel * | Think It Out. Every elector is asked to Yeflect on the recond of the Ontario administration and to decide these questions : "Is it able ? "fas it done good work? "Is it honest ?" "Between now and election day read and hear about it and we are satisfied how the ballots will be marked on May 20th. Ross will be returned to power. oboe bobb bbb bd id Fook obobobhobobohoob ohooh ed do you see gnvthing | fact would not have been discovered be- fore now?! The return, term after | term, of the Mowat, Hardy and Ross governments, speak more eloquently | than volumes of print. The enemy cried "Mowat must go." But hel didn't. When Mr. Mowat retired it | was claimed that the liberal party were at the end of their tether, but | the independent electors who want the | best the ballot can provide, decided | that there was no good reason for a | change, so that notwithstanding the | fact that Mr. Mowat's strong hand had leit the helm, the liberal party did not go out of power. And now with a man of Mr. Rose' strong personality in the front of the battle, the forces of tried and successful and busingss | like liberal. 'party "are 'sure to once | more secure the stamp of public ap- | proval on their standard. Surplus of Liberal Government. The Saudfield Macdonald net surplus of S1.320.233 has béen mubstantially added to by the liberal government since 1971, until to-day the very satis- factory condition for 1901 is as fol lows, based on the plan laid down by the finance commission : Si of sssets after deducting Habifitics prédeutly paimble $6,082 083 LIABILITIES «Present value of onist ing railway god an nity certificates, extomling over 50 years ... !1.5107%0 Surplus of osmts over liabilities 2.571.292 { Extract from speech of W. R. Mere. dith at London, May 20st, 1894: 1 do not want to deceive vou, gentle. mén, at all. T do not want to deceive vou with regard to the financial posi tion ol the province of Ontario, and it would be unfair for me to say that there is no money. t province of Ontario represent a som of four or five or six millions. The al t will mot be definitely ascer- ed until the drhitration between the proving of Ontario and the 'do- | but intelligent and independent | provided {Faso WORDS OF CONSERVATIVES As Well As Liberals In Favor Of Mr. Pense. The News objects to 'the Whigs praise of Mr. Pense, and written by men who have lived and labored with him for twenty, twenty-five and for ty years. men With tHoth 'and candor have said that Mr. Pense is "broafl-minded, fearless ih public duty, ete." However to - pieet the views of our contemporary, we sols mit the following excerpts from. ex changes, written by men who have followed Mr. Pente's career. and 'whose tributes transcend anything the Whig has said in his favor : Toronto' News, codservative : F. J. B. Pense, will make a good represents ative. He has public spiriv and ex: perience. Napanee Boaver, conservative : We doubt if the ljberals could have made a better or more judicious nomine- tion. Mr. Pense has 'good husinesy ab- ility and large experience in public, affairs. He will ¢ an excellent re- presentative. Ottawa Journal, independent: Can. didates of that kind are a good party preparation for an election. . Ottawa Citizen, conservative : Could not do better, unless Kingston should decide on a conservative, Picton Gazette, eonservarive' Nipg- ston liberals did a wise act in 'Wom-4 inating Mr. Pense. He has done yeo- man service for 'the party amd is weil equipped for the position. The Galette does not see eve to eve with him, but it is no part of ite duty to withhold a meed of praise from one' who has persistently put forward views = he believed to be in the interest of the country, Belleville Ontario' "A 'most desirable FHELFPH2009 030000046994: What He Would Do. Simcoe Reformer. Whittiey talks about the Ontario government as be- ing 'the creature of the corporations,' yet it im- posed taxes on corpora- tions, the 'measure Navihg yielded over $600,000. - Mr. Whitney has publicly said : "I nitved "the six months' hoist of the bill, aad in a few months I hope to take off the first burden of direct taxation ever levied on the British people of the pro- 4 wince of Ontario," Who is 4 the tool. of the corpora- 4+ tions? 2. : FFP P44 P04 gp -------- representative for the limesfone wity- one who has taken a prominent part in everything for the benefit of King: ston; his unbounded patriotism for Kingston has been marked by out siders. London News: Mr. Pense is indebt ed in po small measure for the honor to his old friend, R.E.C.O.M. Pence. Collingwood Bulletin: A stalwhrt li beral, of fine personality, and one the limestone «ity should be proud to have as her representative, Galt Reformer: Mr. Pense is a pro gressive, indépendent Kheral, and would be a decided aceuisition to the legislative assembly, Stratford Beacon: The wnanimous nomination was a deserving tribute to a capable journalist and public spirited citizen Toronto Globe : Mr. Pénse has dane a great deal to promote the interests FFP 4040 40944 | | of the city and his paper is a credit to jowrnalism. It has given a strong Fup port to the libéral 'tause, and it" has discussed public affairs with dignity and moderation. His election "would be an advantage not only to King ston but to the province London Advertiser : E. J. B. Pense will make a capital member, being of character and ability His forbears him with a very fair sop- ply of initials, but as member for Kingston, or othdrwise," we believe he will do credit to them all. Ottawa Froe Press: 'He is level headed and enteryrising and in public affairs has taken a position as promi nent as it has been borrect. He will be a valuable adilition to the minis terial following. THE YOUNG MEN'S VOTE. Should Be Given To The Liberdl Party. At this election hundreds "upon hun dreds of young men will cast their | votes undér the manhood suffrage sva- tem introduced by the liberal Ontario government. A point that these young mén should know, if they do not know it, and re member it iz due only to the liberal party that they have the right to vote at all. It is a hard cold fact that Mr. Whit. ney and the conservatives vigorously opposed the granting of manhood suf frage, but the liberals had faith in the young men antl carried the' sien: sure through and made manhobd 'suf frage law. ---------------- An Impressive Fact. Independent voter © Let us state an other Tmapressive fact. Quebes started © with 'a clan sheet in 1567; today il has o of over Ontario on the other bana not snly does not owe anything but Kas 5 ruby i oorhes Nona Sontia, New runswick ve 'per bead" debts of #5, $13 and $31 re spectively. THERE 18 NO DERT ON YOUR HEAD AS A RPSIWENT OF ON That such is the case is due to the eavelal administration of the liberal governments of the past. Would you -- gt escvcsvccers Mr. Ponse Has Been as Loyal to Kingston 'an "Mr, Ross. "Mee to 'Ontatio-Both Bhould Ontario. has never had better. times than she enjoys today. This is no and prosperity. In others are we Ne. s ' 2¢ 3 wen, a Whn : y So work in Ki has i the elty"vw The, laws and institutions of Ome tario are being copied in of ve incep. © Why should the people On seceenseeressveivRvecE 'Godd Advice. «Tullge Ne gover pn le rena. » iE a Lars serasEare Ratner ares tatia vdte that sthay 'mre tited of them ? A Mr. Whitney 'opposed the ly clos ing of shops in ISSS, n ove ermmaent introduced wa hill to regulate the: closing of shops 'sud Hotes of la- bor therein. ' Kinggton has profited for ten years frog having 'a fete! tive in the liberal parliament. Let the Jeo fit be continued and. this can be done b; supportl Pense, Narhood 5 shine registration was given Ly the liberal party, and the young men of Ontario will not forget that fact when they mark their bal fots on the 20th. . on "na beer 'well tréuted by Ross administration. 'we have "a get wiore "will Fiquire the presence of a liberal ip the legis- lature. Vote for Penbe. rs Kingaton can have the fogs of good fellowship and ho' canh 'returna; or it ¢an have good beoefits flowing from sturdy advocacy of K on's claims by Mr. Pense with a liberal govern- ment. { Go #ardy to the polls and mark your ballots for Pense and so ensure the representation of the giding for another four vears 'hy 4 supporter of the liberal government, which is cer. tain to be sostaitied, = The libefal government is able, ens (erpri jo oat. It fies Yell defi icy that is giving res stilts. PY a wa moh be ssid fof Whitney aud the aggregation of which he is: 'the hegd 7 "I prefer pulp mills in Ontario to pulp mills in the United States, 1 prafer. employment for Ontario peo lo in Ontario to employment for tario people in the United States,' '-- Hon. Mr. Ross at Chatham. The saw log Polity' of the Dndaria government 'pays. "Sofar over & mil lion dollars have been invested in mills, giving fiiroYmpnt to 2323 men for most of the year, and ewte ting nearly 400,000,000 feet of Jum her. Workingmen are' ssked to diudy the splendid - record 'of - the government in relation to logislation passed in their 'inteféuta-- the best code of labom laws is "the 'world, which every right and interest of the classes whose toil creates all wealth and builds up the co The Hamilton' Spectator his i that the land "which the tories "paréelled olit in New Ontario was not worth any more than $l or $5 a mile, be- ing. all rock and gavine. Ia that so § These tories were after timber limite, in which they cslalated to make thousands, and didn't get what they wanted, eh ? Trust them. Mr, Pense'is g good citizen, a good speaker, 5 man of alidirs; o stifring, ambitious, aggressive man. who would not be content unless he worn doing something to justify his career --t0 reflect credit on his constituents and himseli-to prove thas he was in public life to take his fair share of work and his fair share of vep- resentative display. Vote for him. Indications thronghout the provinces point to 'the vetury of the Ress gov- vinment tg 'power by a' sthetgntial working majority. There will be sure prises. were and there--thers always are--some vhexpected losses, nnd, to 4 rdiiterbaiitice thine, some unlocked for guins, but as a whole, the result will © har entirely" satisfactory to the liberal party, Kingston 4% 10 be in line "Werollow Yolk not Maipl ine tintioms,"" 'wid' Mr: Raa cone crete, positive propositions. You enn find * in the busy industries this 'ton, 'and 'of all the towns and cities of the province. You can we thew in the large barns ny arectod on the farms, throogh the intelligence ¢' the agrienitaral